Launching Of La Belle Epoque Of High Energy Physics And Cosmology, The: A Festschrift For Paul Frampton In His 60th Year And Memorial Tributes To Behram Kursunoglu (1922–2003) - Procs Of The 32nd Coral Gables Conf

Launching Of La Belle Epoque Of High Energy Physics And Cosmology, The: A Festschrift For Paul Frampton In His 60th Year And Memorial Tributes To Behram Kursunoglu (1922–2003) - Procs Of The 32nd Coral Gables Conf
Author: Thomas L Curtright
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 463
Release: 2005-01-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814480754

Recent experimental results with direct bearing on theories of cosmological dark matter/energy, as well as continuing work on neutrino masses and mixing, have invigorated both particle physics and cosmology, and should continue to do so well into the 21st century, thereby launching a beautiful new epoch for these fields. The expert contributions from this conference took stock of these developments. This volume contains papers by over 40 physicists that summarize and interpret the newest findings, and suggest future avenues to be explored. A number of new theoretical ideas are also presented, dealing with progress in understanding the dynamics and symmetries of strings and branes, renormalization in quantum field theory, possible Lorentz violation effects, and related problems. Ongoing and next generation gravitational and neutrino experiments are described, and the issues of unification are dealt with in the context of, and beyond, the standard model. Together, the contributions provide a useful blend of experimental and theoretical physics from many prominent physicists, including three Nobel Laureates. The volume also contains information of an historical nature, concerning the contributions to physics by Paul Frampton, on the occasion of his 60th year, and summarizing the career of Behram Kursunoglu (1922-2003).

Laughing Mad

Laughing Mad
Author: Bambi Haggins
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780813539850

In Laughing Mad , Bambi Haggins looks at how this transition occurred in a variety of media and shows how this integration has paved the way for black comedians and their audiences to affect each other. Historically, African American performers have been able to use comedy as a pedagogic tool, interjecting astute observations about race relations while the audience is laughing. And yet, Haggins makes the convincing argument that the potential of African American comedy remains fundamentally unfulfilled as the performance of blackness continues to be made culturally digestible for mass consumption.

High-Energy Physics and Cosmology

High-Energy Physics and Cosmology
Author: Behram N. Kursunogammalu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461553970

The 25'" Coral Gables Conference was the culmination of the series that was begun in 1964. The conferences evolved under the titles that in~lude: Symmetry Principles at High Energy; Fundamental Interactions; Orbis Scientiae; and, occasionally, Unified Symmetry in the Small and in the Large. There was a pause after the 2()1h meeting in 1983 which was dedicated to P. A. M. Dirac. The conferences were resumed in 1993. Some of the reminiscences involved the absence of great minds who attended these meetings in the past and who were no longer with us. The list includes, just to name a few: Julian Schwinger, Robert Oppenheimer, Lars Onsager, Robert Hofstater, Abdus Salam, Richard Feynman, Stanislov Ulam, P. A. M. Dirac, Lord C. P. Snow, Eugene P. Wigner, Vladimir K. Zworykin, and Dixie Lee Ray. Most of these people were among the architects of modern physics and had participated in many of the early Coral Gables Conferences. We miss them. These conferences have contributed to the progress in high energy physics and cosmology. This year, again, papers were presented on familiar topics, such as neutrino masses, age and total mass of the universe, on the nature of dark matter, and on supersymmetry. The latter has now become a perennial issue. Like the weather, we all talk about it, but, so far cannot do anything to affect it. Another favorite subject was so-called monopoles, which theoretically participate in phenomena like condensation, confinement of electric charge, confinement of monopoles themselves, etc.

Power and the Nation in European History

Power and the Nation in European History
Author: Len Scales
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2005-06-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781139444729

Few would doubt the central importance of the nation in the making and unmaking of modern political communities. The long history of 'the nation' as a concept and as a name for various sorts of 'imagined community' likewise commands such acceptance. But when did the nation first become a fundamental political factor? This is a question which has been, and continues to be, far more sharply contested. A deep rift still separates 'modernist' perspectives, which view the political nation as a phenomenon limited to modern, industrialised societies, from the views of scholars concerned with the pre-industrial world who insist, often vehemently, that nations were central to pre-modern political life also. This book engages with these questions by drawing on the expertise of leading medieval, early modern and modern historians.

Television and the Viewer Interest

Television and the Viewer Interest
Author: Jeremy Mitchell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1994
Genre: Europa
ISBN:

How do television broadcasters take account of the interests and needs of viewers? What are they required to do by laws and regulations? What do they do of their own initiative? How do they respond to the attitudes and opinions of individual consumers, and to growing pressure from viewer and consumer groups?

Doing Business with Poland

Doing Business with Poland
Author: Marat Terterov
Publisher: GMB Publishing, Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Business
ISBN: 9781905050277

Originally published in the pre-EU-accession period, this edition of Doing Business with Poland has been updated to take account of the post-accession changes to the legal and fiscal environment. It remains a definitive appraisal of the economic and investment climate, including an examination of the legal structure and business regulation, information on the financial sector and unique best practice on all aspects of trading with and investing in Poland. The guide also provides an overview of key sectors of trade and investment.

Managing Business Risk

Managing Business Risk
Author: Jonathan Reuvid
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780749442286

Ensuring business continuity through the effective management of risks has become a boardroom preoccupation. This book highlights the key areas of concern and identifies best practice in risk management for companies large and small.